mlb team most strikeout in a game by 9 equals pitches inning

5 teams are tied for striking out the most hitters in a game, with 26 strikeouts. The first three are the New York Mets on August 23, 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 2, 2017 and the New York Yankees on May 7, 2017.

Interpreted as:
MLB team most strikeout in a regular-season game by 9 equals pitches inning
TEAM SO IP DATE TM OPP RESULT ERA SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Mets
Mets
26
14.0
8/23/2019
NYM NYM
vs
ATL ATL
L
1-2
1.29
0
0
8
2
2
0
5
1
1
56
0
16.71
3.21
5.20
0.00
46.4
8.9
0.93
.333
1.29
5.14
2 Dodgers
Dodgers
26
12.0
6/2/2017
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
W
2-1
0.75
0
0
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
45
0
19.50
1.50
13.00
0.75
57.8
4.4
0.58
.267
0.75
3.75
3 Yankees
Yankees
26
18.0
5/7/2017
NYY NYY
@
CHC CHC
W
5-4
2.00
0
0
11
4
4
1
10
1
4
76
1
13.00
5.00
2.60
0.50
34.2
13.2
1.17
.263
2.00
5.50
4 Angels
Angels
26
17.0
6/8/2004
ANA ANA
vs
MIL MIL
L
0-1
0.53
0
0
9
1
1
0
5
1
0
65
0
13.76
2.65
5.20
0.00
40.0
7.7
0.82
.273
0.53
4.76
5 Athletics
Athletics
26
20.0
7/9/1971
OAK OAK
vs
CAL CAL
W
1-0
0.00
0
0
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
72
1
11.70
0.45
26.00
0.00
36.1
1.4
0.60
.244
0.00
4.95
6 Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks
25
19.0
9/24/2019
ARI ARI
vs
STL STL
W
3-2
0.95
0
0
13
2
2
2
4
0
0
73
0
11.84
1.89
6.25
0.95
34.2
5.5
0.89
.262
0.95
6.16
7 Rays
Rays
24
13.0
8/17/2019
TBR TBR
vs
DET DET
W
1-0
0.00
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
42
0
16.62
0.00
0.00
57.1
0.0
0.23
.176
0.00
2.08
8 Astros
Astros
24
14.0
6/12/2019
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
L
3-6
3.86
0
0
10
6
6
4
1
0
0
53
0
15.43
0.64
24.00
2.57
45.3
1.9
0.79
.250
3.86
6.43
9 Red Sox
Red Sox
24
11.0
5/14/2019
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
L
4-5
4.09
0
0
6
5
5
2
2
0
0
41
0
19.64
1.64
12.00
1.64
58.5
4.9
0.73
.308
4.09
4.91
10 Giants
Giants
24
18.0
4/12/2019
SFG SFG
vs
COL COL
W
3-2
1.00
0
0
11
2
2
0
3
0
1
67
1
12.00
1.50
8.00
0.00
35.8
4.5
0.78
.275
1.00
5.50
11 Mets
Mets
24
14.0
6/2/2018
NYM NYM
vs
CHC CHC
L
1-7
4.50
0
0
17
7
7
1
9
0
3
66
0
15.43
5.79
2.67
0.64
36.4
13.6
1.86
.500
4.50
10.93
12 Red Sox
Red Sox
24
15.0
9/15/2017
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
W
13-6
3.60
0
0
13
6
6
4
7
0
2
64
1
14.40
4.20
3.43
2.40
37.5
10.9
1.33
.310
3.60
7.80
13 Cubs
Cubs
24
17.0
5/15/2003
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
W
4-2
1.06
0
1
9
2
2
1
4
0
0
63
0
12.71
2.12
6.00
0.53
38.1
6.3
0.76
.235
1.06
4.76
14 Cardinals
Cardinals
23
18.2
9/24/2019
STL STL
@
ARI ARI
L
2-3
1.45
0
0
13
3
3
1
9
0
3
74
1
11.09
4.34
2.56
0.48
31.1
12.2
1.18
.293
1.45
6.27
15 Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks
23
13.0
5/8/2019
ARI ARI
@
TBR TBR
W
3-2
0.69
0
1
8
1
2
0
6
1
1
52
1
15.92
4.15
3.83
0.00
44.2
11.5
1.08
.364
1.38
5.54
16 Red Sox
Red Sox
23
19.0
9/5/2017
BOS BOS
vs
TOR TOR
W
3-2
0.95
0
0
12
2
2
1
4
0
0
71
0
10.89
1.89
5.75
0.47
32.4
5.6
0.84
.256
0.95
5.68
17 Red Sox
Red Sox
23
10.0
9/25/2016
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
W
3-2
1.80
0
0
7
2
2
0
3
1
0
40
0
20.70
2.70
7.67
0.00
57.5
7.5
1.00
.538
1.80
6.30
18 Astros
Astros
23
15.1
5/31/2003
HOU HOU
@
CHC CHC
L
0-1
0.00
0
0
10
0
1
0
4
0
1
58
0
13.50
2.35
5.75
0.00
39.7
6.9
0.91
.323
0.59
5.87
19 Rays
Rays
22
18.0
6/27/2019
TBR TBR
@
MIN MIN
W
5-2
1.00
0
0
9
2
2
0
5
0
1
65
0
11.00
2.50
4.40
0.00
33.8
7.7
0.78
.237
1.00
4.50
20 Red Sox
Red Sox
22
12.0
5/8/2019
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
W
2-1
0.75
0
1
5
1
1
0
0
2
0
43
0
16.50
0.00
0.00
51.2
0.0
0.42
.263
0.75
3.75
21 Cubs
Cubs
22
18.0
5/7/2017
CHC CHC
vs
NYY NYY
L
4-5
2.00
0
0
10
4
5
1
5
0
0
70
0
11.00
2.50
4.40
0.50
31.4
7.1
0.83
.214
2.50
5.00
22 Astros
Astros
22
14.0
8/1/2016
HOU HOU
vs
TOR TOR
W
2-1
0.64
0
0
6
1
1
1
3
0
0
51
2
14.14
1.93
7.33
0.64
43.1
5.9
0.64
.200
0.64
3.86
23 Marlins
Marlins
22
12.0
7/6/2005
FLA FLA
vs
MIL MIL
W
5-4
3.00
0
0
4
4
4
0
5
0
0
45
1
16.50
3.75
4.40
0.00
48.9
11.1
0.75
.222
3.00
3.00
24 Dodgers
Dodgers
22
18.0
8/8/1972
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
L
1-2
1.00
0
0
8
2
2
0
9
1
3
71
0
11.00
4.50
2.44
0.00
31.0
12.7
0.94
.205
1.00
4.00
25 Giants
Giants
22
23.0
5/31/1964
SFG SFG
@
NYM NYM
W
8-6
1.96
0
1
20
5
6
1
3
1
1
91
0
8.61
1.17
7.33
0.39
24.2
3.3
1.00
.297
2.35
7.83
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for innings pitched and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
11-6
Sun
9/14
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM